SKM_C750i25112015310

This document is a confirmatory affidavit deposed to by Brandon Alexander Abdinor, an attorney at the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), regarding a legal review application involving the Vaal Environmental Justice Alliance and GroundWork Trust against the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, the National Air Quality Officer, and ArcelorMittal South Africa (Pty Ltd). The affidavit explains that a delay in launching the review application resulted from a "bona fide misunderstanding" concerning the deadline, which the responsible attorney believed was 14 August 2023.

• Brandon Alexander Abdinor, an attorney at the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), served as the Acting Programme Head of the Pollution and Climate Change Programme from 1 March 2023 to 30 May 2025.
• The delay in filing the review application was attributed to a genuine misunderstanding of the deadline, as the attorney responsible for the case believed the application had to be launched by 14 August 2023.
• The legal matter concerns a review of a decision by the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment to reject appeals from VEJA and GroundWork regarding an AMSA MES postponement. It is noted that granting this postponement and alternative limits would be "weaker than the old plant standards" and could impact other applications, including those from Eskom.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (n.d.). SKM_C750i25112015310. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Confirmatory-Affidavit-Brandon-Alexander-Abdinor-20.11.2025.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. SKM_C750i25112015310. n.d. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Confirmatory-Affidavit-Brandon-Alexander-Abdinor-20.11.2025.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centreforenvironmentalrightsndskmc750i25112015310, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{SKM\_C750i25112015310}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Confirmatory-Affidavit-Brandon-Alexander-Abdinor-20.11.2025.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }